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About Majharia Village

Majharia is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,188, made up of 617 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares.

Majharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majharia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,188
Male Population 617
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Majharia compares

By the 2011 count Majharia is the 52nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Majharia

Majharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Majharia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Majharia from other places

Majharia lies about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 2.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Majharia
Nearest railway station Amolwa 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaunaha 6.1 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 12 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Majharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaunaha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Majharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Majharia village had a population of 1,188. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Majharia village has 617 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majharia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Majharia covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majharia falls under Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Majharia is Amolwa, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Majharia.

Majharia is about 25 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majharia is in Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 2.6 km away. Gaunaha is about 6.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masahi (under 2 km), Amolwa (under 2 km) and Rajpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Majharia today is likely to be higher.

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